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Estimation and predictors of direct hospitalisation expenses and in-hospital mortality for patients who had a stroke in a low-middle income country: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional study in Iranian hospitals
Conclusion Applying cost-effective stroke prevention strategies among the younger population (≤49 years old) is strongly recommended. Migration to universal health insurance can effectively reduce the inequality gap among all insured patients.
Source: BMJ Open - December 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kazemi, Z., Emamgholipour Sefiddashti, S., Daroudi, R., Ghorbani, A., Yunesian, M., Hassanvand, M. S., Shahali, Z. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Measuring the burden of comorbidity for ischaemic heart disease and four common non-communicable diseases in Iran, 1990-2017: a modelling study based on global burden of diseases data
Conclusion Of the four comorbidities studied, the highest burden was due to the coexistence of MDD with IHD. Our results highlight the importance of addressing the burden of comorbidities when studying the burden of IHD or any other non-communicable disease.
Source: BMJ Open - November 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mansourian, M., Ghasemi, K., Haghdoost, A., Kopec, J. A., Sarrafzadegan, N., Islam, S. M. S. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research